Leeds Combined Arts

Theatre Visit: Oliver Twist
2020-02-28 19:30 (Europe/London)
Born into poverty and misfortune, Oliver Twist escapes the workhouse for a life of adventure where he joins the Artful Dodger, Fagin and their mischievous gang of pick pockets. But the enjoyment is short lived as he falls under the influence of the vicious Bill Sykes. This bold, brutal and beautiful new version of Oliver Twist sends you on a dark adventure through the twisted streets of London. Adapted by award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery, every performance of Oliver Twist will feature the use of integrated creative sign language, audio description and captioning. Oliver Twist is in association with Ramps On The Moon. Now in its fourth year, this pioneering initiative from seven major UK theatre companies is committed to putting D/deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work.

'Cabaret Time' at The Holbeck.
2020-02-29 19:00 | The Holbeck, Jenkinson Lawn, Holbeck, LS11 9QX, Jenkinson Lawn, Leeds, LS11 9QX, United Kingdom
Join us for the next Holbeck ‘Cabaret’ on Saturday 29th February at 7.30 pm.(Doors open 7.00 p.m.) With live music, comedy, poetry, magic, hula hooping and delicious food, make sure you reserve your pay what you decide tickets early.
Poetry & Comedy from Jackie Hagan, Live Music from Poison & Wine, Hula Hoopery from Trevor Organ the Sultana of Spin, Posh Music Hall comedy songs from Ed MacArthur, Jaw dropping spectacular magic from Kristian Treen. Dinner is included in the interval, and it’s Leap Year Day! Entrance: Pay what you feel, £WYF but tickets must be booked in advance. Ask Sibylle for more details on -sibylle@leedscombinedarts.org.uk

LitFest 'Poetry, Spoken Word and Music'
2020-03-04 19:30 | The Cardigan Arms, 364, Kirkstall Road, Leeds, LS4 2HQ
Join us at The Cardigan Arms for one of the festival highlights with a performance by Kevin P Gilday a critically acclaimed and award winning writer and spoken word artist from Glasgow. Kevin will be introduced by Mark Connors, organiser of several of the areas’ best poetry nights. Entrance: (pay what you feel). PWYF.

LitFest ‘Author Talk with local Leeds Writer Frances Brody’
2020-03-06 12:00 | Moor Allerton Spots and Social Club, Stonegate Road, Meanwood, Leeds, LS17 6EL
Meet Leeds Writer Fances Brody, her three historical novels are set in working-class Leeds in the early part of the last century. Frances started her writing life in radio and has written for theatre and television. She writes the popular Yorkshire based murder mystery series, featuring Kate Shackleton, war widow turned investigator. The Body on the Train, eleventh in the series, is set in the Rhubarb Triangle. Entrance is pay what you Feel (PWYF).

Eccup Reservoir Circular Walk, from The Lawnswood Arms
2020-03-08 11:30
Join Richard Bojanowski for a 6 ish mile walk from Lawnswood Arms Pub, Otley Road, around Eccup Reservoir (clockwise). We will be passing St. John’s 11th century Norman church at Adel, Then onwards with good vistas & views all round and opportunities to observe red kites. Back to Lawnswood Arms (or other cafe) for refreshments. The no.1 & X84 buses stop near this pub. Further details & bus times to follow nearer the time.

LitFest ‘Creative Writers’
2020-03-10 11:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Headingley LitFest welcomes two groups of local creative writers to a not-to-be missed performance of pieces of their work. Headingley Creative Writers and Osmondthorpe Hub writers will be reading and performing poems, prose, observation and fiction, personal anecdotes that range from the descriptive to the poignant, the profound and the amusing. Both groups have chosen strong and engaging themes: Headingley are working on ‘Sanctuary’ and Osmondthorpe on ‘A Special Place’. Home-made cake and hot drinks will be available from around 12.30 p.m. when the performances conclude. Free Entry, no tickets for this event. Donations welcome for refreshments.

Theatre Visits ‘Missing People’, Leeds Playhouse
2020-03-13 19:45
Sakiko is nervous. She’s introducing her fiancé Dan to her parents for the first time at her family home in Kani, Japan. ​And, whilst brother Hiroki, the ‘perfect child’, got married close to home, Sakiko’s got to ​break the news that their wedding will be in London, where they’ve built their lives. But under the surface, something isn’t right. Her mother is acting strangely, her father is gone for hours and a strange figure waits in the garden. A thrilling, bilingual show and first co-production between Leeds Playhouse and Kani Public Arts Centre in Japan, performed in Japanese and English with subtitles. The Playhouse and Kani Public Arts Centre have had a creative relationship for over two decades, sharing cross-cultural working practices for staff and artists, offering an insight into each other’s sector-leading organisations. Missing People is written by the Pinter Prize winning Brad Birch, and co-directed by Playhouse Associate Artist Mark Rosenblatt and Nobuhiro Nishikawa.

LCA Book Reading Group
2020-03-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
LCA Book Reading Group takes place on the first and third Monday’s of the month (except Bank Holidays). We are currently reading ‘The Miner’s Daughter’ by Jennie Felton.
When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she cannot afford the luxury of grief. For now, she must find a way to support herself and her two young daughters, Kitty and Lucy, and marriage to widower Algernon Pierce seems to be the answer to Annie’s prayers. For a time, all is well. But beneath her new husband’s respectable veneer, lies a darkness which deepens as the years roll by. Annie begins to fear for her daughters’ futures, particularly vibrant, headstrong Lucy, whose defiance of Algernon alters the course of their lives forever.
All reading takes place in the two-hour slot, including a break. All welcome to read or just sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00 and includes refreshments. Further details on 0113 269 0356.

'Open Mic Poetry Evening’
2020-03-18 19:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
This evening we will be having an ‘open mic’ ‘Poetry & Prose evening’ on any theme All welcome to read throughout the evening.

Headingley Music Festival 'Spring Ceilidh' Postponed.
2020-03-21 19:45 - 22:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Unfortunately this event has now been postponed until September. We will give more information about this nearer the time.
www.headingleymusicfestival.org.uk

MBS Evening: Posponed to 24th of June
2020-03-25 19:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
This month Emma, a Senior Ambassador from Tropic Skincare, will be doing a presentation on the importance of clean, green beauty. She will be discussing how what we put on our skin affects our overall health and wellbeing and how we should pay attention to the beauty industries environmental impact. We will all get a chance to indulge in Tropics gorgeous products and receive a mini hand treatment too!
www.tropicskincare.com
Entrance, £4.00/£3.50 members & concessions.

Theate Visit: 'On Your Feet’, Leeds Grand Theatre. Postponed.
2020-03-27 19:30 | Leeds Grand Theatre, Briggate, Leeds, United Kingdom
This event has been postponed for the time being. We will await further instructions from Leeds Grand Theatre for future dates which will be posted on this site.
Direct from London and featuring many of the original West End cast, this ‘exhilarating extravaganza’ (WHATSONSTAGE) is the inspiring true love story of Emilio and Gloria and charts their journey from its origins in Cuba, onto the streets of Miami and finally to international superstardom. Featuring all of their smash hits including Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Get On Your Feet, Don’t Want To Lose You Now, Dr. Beat and 1-2-3.
Starring Philippa Stefani (RENT, In the Heights, Grease), as Gloria Estefan, George Ioannides (Annie, MAMMA MIA!, An Officer and a Gentleman) as Emilio Estefan, Madalena Alberto (Evita, Cats, Les Misérables) as Gloria. (Limited tickets available so please book early to avoid disappointment).

LCA Book Reading Group. Postponed until further notice.
2020-03-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
LCA Book Reading Group takes place on the first and third Monday’s of the month (except Bank Holidays). We are currently reading ‘The Miner’s Daughter’ by Jennie Felton.

When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she cannot afford the luxury of grief. For now, she must find a way to support herself and her two young daughters, Kitty and Lucy, and marriage to widower Algernon Pierce seems to be the answer to Annie’s prayers. For a time, all is well. But beneath her new husband’s respectable veneer, lies a darkness which deepens as the years roll by. Annie begins to fear for her daughters’ futures, particularly vibrant, headstrong Lucy, whose defiance of Algernon alters the course of their lives forever.
All reading takes place in the two-hour slot, including a break. All welcome to read or just sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00 and includes refreshments. Further details on 0113 269 0356.

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Theatre Visit: 'Maggie May’, Leeds Playhouse. Postponed.
2020-04-01 20:45
Maggie and Gordon first met in 1971 dancing to the sound of Rod Stewart. Now in their sixties, and still very much in love, they’ve been finishing each other’s songs all their marriage. But now Maggie is feeling foggy and some days the songs are all she can remember. Her son and new girlfriend are coming to dinner and her best friend is asking questions. An extraordinary play about an ordinary Leeds family, balancing the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia. A heartfelt story of hope by award winning playwright Frances Poet, Maggie May is an inspiring new play with love, laughter and music. A Leeds Playhouse, Curve and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch co-production. All performances of Maggie May are dementia friendly. Dementia friendly performances are for all audiences. The theatre experience is enhanced for people living with dementia and their supporters, with adaptations to front of house service, the show and pre-show information packs. Additional dementia-aware staff, quiet spaces, clear signage and visual markers, sound and lighting adjustments and flexible seating options all help to create a supportive, shared experience.
Sorry this event has had to be postponed for the time being due to the corona virus. As soon as the playhouse re-opens we will inform members.

‘Fatal Encounter’, RoCo Dramatic Society. Postponed.
2020-04-04 20:30 - 22:30 | RoCo Drama Society, Shaftesbury Avenue, (Off Street Lane), Roundhay, Leeds, LS8 1DS
Unfortunately RoCo has had to postpone this production for the time being. RoCo is still determined to stage Fatal Encounter, and we will look to rearrange the performance dates to such a time that is safe to do so later in the year. As soon as the new dates can be confirmed, we will begin promoting the production once again.
Join us for a local theatre production in Roundhay, thriller by Francis Durbridge. Howard, a well-known book publisher, is concerned for his wife, Joanna. Since returning from the country, she has become unusually distressed, nervous and mysterious. The play takes a sinister turn when Howard arrives home to find Perry, a former friend, has been shot by Joanna in a struggle. She admits that Perry has been blackmailing her and, to protect her, Howard confesses to the shooting. Perry dies before the police can question him thoroughly and, after a second attempted murder, Howard is the centre of a complex investigation where no-one is blameless. Tea & Coffee and soft drinks will be available in the 15 minute interval.

Open Mic Evening on the theme of ‘Spring’. Cancelled.
2020-04-15 09:00 - 18:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Unfortunately due to the virus this event has had to be cancelled. We hope to provide a similar event on the theme of ‘Spring’ in April 2021.
Join us for an open mic evening at HEART on the theme of ‘Spring’. All welcome to read, sing, play or dance throughout the evening. We hope you can join us. Entrance £3.50/3.00 members and concessions including refreshments.

Film: 'The Harvey Girls'. Postponed.
2020-04-17 12:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Unfortunately this event has had to be postponed for the time being as HEART is currently closed. We will let you know the new date scheduled for this as soon as we can. Please keep checking the web-site for updates and announcements.
Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury star in a high-spirited technicolor musical western set in an 1880’s frontier town. A bit hit at Box Offices, the film won an Oscar for the song ‘On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe’. Free Entrance. Tea and Cakes are provided at very low cost at Rosie’s Tea Bar with OWL’s and there is usually an interval half way through the film. There is no need to pre-book you can just turn up!
11.00 a.m. (doors open 10.00)

Talk by Craig Taylor, 'What hidden Electromagnetic Fields (EMF's) exist in your home' Talk postponed..
2020-04-22 20:30 - 22:00
Unfortunately this event has had to be postponed for the time being, as soon as we have a new date it will be posted on this site.
Wednesday 22nd April 7.30 p.m. HEART, Headingley. What hidden Electromagnetic Fields (EMF’s) exist in your home? The dangers that this electrical stressor presents upon your health and how you can protect yourself, with Craig Taylor.
This talk will provide you with an understanding of the influence that EMF’s played upon my diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, M.E and Lyme Disease in 2015. using industry meters will make this an interactive evening using the group members to show how Environment Healing measures the forms of EMF’s so you can see at first hand the influence on illness at a cellular level in the body and how we then need to protect the body. With 5G, the next generation of communications we need to understand how this differs from previous networks and how this becomes even more of a health concern that you need to be educated upon. Entrance £4.00/£3.50 concessions & members including refreshments.

Thearte Visit: ‘Quality Street, Leeds Playhouse. Cancelled.
2020-04-24 20:45
This theatre visit has been cancelled due to the Playhouse still being closed. If you have paid for this production you will receive credit to your Theatre Visits account. If the Playhouse decide to re-schedule this production to a later date we will be in touch to let you know.
Phoebe Throssel lives on Quality Street, the bustling hub of a quaint northern town where she runs a school for unruly children. Ten years since a tearful goodbye, an old flame returns from fighting Napoleon. But the look of disappointment on Captain Valentine’s face when he greets a more mature, less glamorous Phoebe, spurs our determined heroine to action. She becomes the wild and sparkling Miss Livvy, a younger alter-ego who soon entraps the clueless Captain. As their romance is rekindled, can she juggle both personas? Or will her deception scandalise the town and wreck any future with the man she loves? J.M. Barrie’s delicious farce, written years before his now much-loved Peter Pan, was so well known in its day that it gave its name to the UK’s most popular chocolates, made in Halifax since 1936. In Laurie Sansom’s directorial debut for Northern Broadsides, this rare revival also features a commentary from the Quality Street™ factory workers, whose own stories of hapless romance and growing old disgracefully give the show a playful Yorkshire twist.

Circular Walk around Outwood and Lofthouse. Postponed to Sunday 19th July.
2020-04-26 13:00
This walk has been postponed to the 19th July. Join Rob on a walk from Outwood railway station and taking in the site of the former Lofthouse Colliery, now a lovely nature reserve. Trains from Leeds Central Station will be at 11.48 arriving in Outwood Station at 11.59. More details will be sent by e-mail nearer the time.

Circular Walk around Saltaire. Postponed to a later date.
2020-05-08 13:00 - 15:30
This walk has now been postponed to later in the year, and we will give an exact date as soon as we have more information as to when walks will be able to go ahead again.
Join Carol for this annual May Day Bank Holiday walk around Saltaire. We will be walking alongside the Leeds & Liverpool Canal as well as taking in Shipley Glen, (Approx 4 miles). Pleased bring a pack lunch and a drink. Refreshments can be purchased after the walk at the many cafes in Saltaire. Meet at The Canal Towpath at the bottom of Victoria Road, Saltaire at 12:00 noon. Public transport Services 673, 674, 678 operated along the A657 Saltaire Road via Shipley. Also 622, 760 & 625 operate along the A650 Keighley/Bradford Road. All bus stops are within easy walking distance of the walk starting point. Ask the Driver for Victoria Road. For further details contact Carol on 07708230 333.

Theatre Visist: 'A Little Night Music’, Leeds Playhouse
2020-05-09 20:30 | Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UP, United Kingdom
A chance meeting between ex-lovers sparks a game of romantic musical chairs over a weekend in the country, as hopelessly mismatched couples find themselves confronted by their own vanities and deceptions. Glistening with wit and romance, composer Sondheim’s tantalising tale flirts with musical theatre and opera, and includes the classic song ‘Send in the Clowns’. This new production is the latest collaboration between Opera North and Leeds Playhouse following the critically acclaimed Into the Woods (2016). Featuring Opera North favourites, the Company’s award-winning Chorus and directed by the Playhouse’s Artistic Director James Brining, expect a glorious evening that is heart-warming and heartbreaking in equal measure.

L.C.A. Mixed Poetry Evening on Zoom
2020-05-20 20:30 - 21:00
Our original Poetry Evening with Peter White of Half Moon Books has been postponed until September, however we have a mixed Poetry Evening on Zoom on Wednesday 7.30 p.m. If you would like to read please have a poem ready or you can just log in and listen. Carol will be the host. Click the link and follow instructions – the details are: Topic: LCA Poetry Evening

Time: May 20, 2020 07:30 PM London

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LCA Poetry Evening with Peter White & Rosalind York and Half Moon books - postponed
2020-05-20 20:30 - 22:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
This event will now take place on Wednesday 16th September. Half Moon Books, based in Otley, have encouraged and assisted dozens of local poets to get their work into print. This evening, two of Half Moon’s directors will be presenting their own work before inviting the audience to join in the fun with an open mic. In a former life as a design engineer, Peter R White used to write precise specifications and contract documents. Since retiring he gained a BA in Literature with the Open University, and was reborn as a writer of ambiguities and downright lies in the name of art. His poems have won prizes and have appeared in ten anthologies to date, and in his pamphlet, Ways to Wander (OWF Press, 2105). He is currently putting together a new collection.
Rosalind York’s work has won prizes in a number of competitions including the Guernsey International and been collected in anthologies by Other Poetry, OWF Press, Word Club with Transforming with Poetry, and the University of Huddersfield with Grist. Her pamphlet, The Flank of a Fish, was published by OWF Press in 2015 and her collection, The Taste of Red came out from Half Moon in 2020. Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions.

Day Trip to Richmond & Northalleton. Postponed.
2020-05-23 - 2020-05-24 | Leeds Coach Station, Dyer St, Leeds LS2 7LA, Leeds, LS27LA
Day Trip to Richmond and North Allerton.
This event was due to take place on 23 May, however it has now been postponed to a date between June and September, and as soon as we have a firm date it will be posted on this site. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Relax & Join us for one of the popular coach trips to both Richmond and Northallerton. Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, it is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and one of the park’s tourist centres. The market is held in the cobbled streets around the Obelisk selling a wide range of goods. This will be followed by a trip to Northallerton another market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire. Coach departs from Leeds Central Bus Station and some other areas of Leeds, further details will be sent once you have booked. Cost £14.00 per person. To book please send a cheque made payable to ‘Leeds Combined Arts Theatre Group to us at Leeds Combined Arts, HEART Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3HN. Please note: These trips are very popular and sell out fast!.

MBS Evening: Alexander Technique with Bridget Barr. Postponed to the Autumn.
2020-05-27 20:30 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
This event has now been postponed to the Autumn. We will give the exact date nearer the time.
Live your life with less strain and pain using the Alexander Technique with Bridget Barr
In this practical session, we will explore principles of the Alexander Technique and apply them to everyday activities. It is likely we will use walking and breathing as our examples but, if there are any common interests in the group, we could look at those. Please wear clothing that allows you to move freely. If you would like more information about the Alexander Technique and Bridget see https://www.learnalexandertechnique.info/ Entrance £4.00/£3.50 members and concessions including refreshments.

Theatre Visit: ‘Derren Brown Magic Show’, Postponed to May 2021.
2020-05-28 20:30 | Leeds Grand Theatre, Briggate, Leeds, United Kingdom
The multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, is at his very best on stage. His one-man shows have received wide critical acclaim and fresh from his hugely successful Broadway debut, Derren returns home to the UK to launch his first brand new theatre show in five years: Showman. The content of the show remains a closely guarded secret, but if you’ve seen him before, you know you’re in for a powerhouse treat! All seats are good, in the mid-stalls.

New Dance & Movement Workshops with Emma Sutton
2020-05-29 09:00 - 18:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom

Theatre Visit: 'Piaf’, Leeds Playhouse. Postponed until next Spring 2021.
2020-05-30 20:45
This production has now been postponed by the Playhouse to next Spring. Born Edith Gassion in 1915, no one could have predicted Edith Piaf’s phenomenal rise to fame – from singing in the streets of Paris to becoming one of France’s biggest international stars, her voice is still revered to this day. But her extraordinary talent was matched with an equally extraordinary personal life… Pam Gems’ sensational and emotionally-charged play explores the highs and lows of the enigmatic yet fragile singer’s life and features some of Piaf’s most famous songs, including La Vie en Rose, Hymne à l’amour and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. Piaf is directed by Adam Penford (An Enemy of the People, The Madness of George III, Wonderland) and stars Tony-nominated and Olivier Award-winning actress Jenna Russell in the title role.

LCA Book Reading Group Re-commences.
2020-06-15 16:00 - 18:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Join us as we re-commence our Book Reading Group at Meanwood Institute on Monday 15th June at 3.00 p.m.
We are currently reading ‘The Miner’s Daughter’ by Jennie Felton.

When Annie Day at number four, Fairley Terrace, loses her beloved husband in a tragic mining disaster, she cannot afford the luxury of grief. For now, she must find a way to support herself and her two young daughters, Kitty and Lucy, and marriage to widower Algernon Pierce seems to be the answer to Annie’s prayers. For a time, all is well. But beneath her new husband’s respectable veneer, lies a darkness which deepens as the years roll by. Annie begins to fear for her daughters’ futures, particularly vibrant, headstrong Lucy, whose defiance of Algernon alters the course of their lives forever.
All reading takes place in the two-hour slot, including a break. All welcome to read or just sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00 and includes refreshments. Further details on 07708 230333.
